,-~/^*@### ###@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@# #@#@*^/~-,
,,,-/^**@@ @@**^/-,,,
,-~/^*@@@# #@@@*^/~-,
,-~/^*#@## ##@#*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@@ #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# @@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@### ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### ###@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@# #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# #@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@@ @@#@*^/~-,
,,,,--/^@# ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A #@^/--,,,,
,-~//^*@## LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES ##@*^//~-,
,-~/^*@### OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE ###@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@##@ ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE @##@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@@ BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR @@#@*^/~-,
,,,--~//^@ SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM @^//~--,,,
,,--~~^*@@ INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK @@*^~~--,,
,-~/^*@#@@ ANTENNA ARRAYS @@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@### WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A ###@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@##@ DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. @##@*^/~-,
,,,-/^^^@# #@^^^/-,,,
,-~/^*@@## WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE ##@@*^/~-,
,,--////*@ SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS @*////--,,
,-~/^*@### PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR ###@*^/~-,
,,,,--~^@# GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, #@^~--,,,,
,-/^*@#@## AND ~OUR~ LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE ##@#@*^/-,
,-~/^*@#@# GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS #@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^^^*@# #@*^^^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@# AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT #@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@@ VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE @@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@# CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND #@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@# THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA #@#@*^/~-,
,,,~/^**#@ AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE @#**^/~,,,
,-~/^*@#@# AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES #@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@@ HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT @@#@*^/~-,
,,,,~~^**@ @**^~~,,,,
,-~/^*@@@# AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR #@@@*^/~-,
,,,,-~/^@# (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR #@^/~-,,,,
,,--~^^*@# RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE #@*^^~--,,
,,,--~^**@ AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR @**^~--,,,
,,,,,-~/*@ MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), @*/~-,,,,,
,-~/^*@#@# DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE #@#@*^/~-,
,,,,~/*@#@ COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS @#@*/~,,,,
,-~/^*#@## FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS ##@#*^/~-,
,-~/^***## BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY ##***^/~-,
,-~^*@#@## DIRECTION KNOWN TO US, ##@#@*^~-,
,,,,,-~~^@ @^~~-,,,,,
,-~/^*@#@# NO , ONE , HAS , ANSWERED #@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@# #@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@@@# #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# #@@@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@@@# ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### #@@@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@# #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# #@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@# #@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@# SO WHY IS THAT? #@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@# #@#@*^/~-,
,,,,-//*@@ MOST OPPONENTS TO INTELLIGENT LIFE IN @@*//-,,,,
,-~/^*@### THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED ###@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@@## A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE ##@@*^/~-,
,-~/^^**@@ PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO @@**^^/~-,
,-~/^*@### DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE ###@*^/~-,
,,,,,--/^@ HAS TO BE A PLANET!) @^/--,,,,,
,-~/^*@#@# #@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@@ BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE @@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@@@@ DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? @@@@*^/~-,
,,,,,-/^^@ @^^/-,,,,,
,-~/^^**## I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO ##**^^/~-,
,----/**@@ IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY @@**/----,
,-~////^@@ SHOWS) @@^////~-,
,,,,,-/*## ##*/-,,,,,
,-~/^*@#@# #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# #@#@*^/~-,
,,,,-~^@## ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### ##@^~-,,,,
,-~/^*@#@# #,,,~~~~~~~~,,,# #@#@*^/~-,
,-~//^^*@@ @@*^^//~-,
,-~/^*@#@# I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE #@#@*^/~-,
,-~/^*@#@# THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS #@#@*^/~-,
,,,-~~~/*@ FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING @*/~~~-,,,
,,,--/*@#@ @#@*/--,,,
,,,,~~//*@ @*//~~,,,,
,,,,,,~/*@ @*/~,,,,,,
,,,,,-/*@# #@*/-,,,,,
,-~/^*@@@# #@@@*^/~-,